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2.2.2012
Landsmót in Reykjavik in June
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26.1.2012
Our office/riding stable is open today
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17.1.2012
Íshestar at MATKA Travel Fair in Helsinki
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6.1.2012
The planet's best unearthly landscapes
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30.12.2011
Happy New Year!

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23.12.2011
Tomorrow comes the last one! Kertasníkir
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23.12.2011
Kjötkrókur (Meat Hook)
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23.12.2011
Gáttaþefur (Door Sniffer)
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21.12.2011
Gluggagægir (Window Peeper)
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20.12.2011
Today is Bjúgnakrækir
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19.12.2011
Skyrgámur comes to town today
On 19 December we welcome the Yule Lad called Skyr Gobbler. His favourite is an Icelandic dairy product called skyr, which is similar to yogurt.
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18.12.2011
Hurðaskellir (Door slammer)
Door Slammer comes to town on 18 December. He always made a lot of noise when he walked around, slamming doors and such, so people could hardly get any rest.
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17.12.2011
Askasleikir comes on the 17th December
Askasleikir (Bowl Licker) comes to town on 17 December. In the past, Icelanders ate from lidded wooden bowls that they sometimes kept under the bed or on the floor.
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16.12.2011
Pottaskefill comes today
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15.12.2011
Þvörusleikir is the fourth of the Yule Lads.
Spoon Licker comes down from the mountains on 15 December. In the past he would sneak into the houses and lick the wooden spoon used to scrape the pots

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14.12.2011
Stúfur is the third one
The third Yule Lad to come to town is Stúfur (Shorty). He is the smallest of the 13 brothers - a rare case of a lilliputian troll. (If there ever was a case to be made for troll therapy)

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13.12.2011
The second one is Giljagaur
The second was Gully Gawk, gray his head and mien. He snuck into the cow barn from his graggy ravine.

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12.12.2011
The Icelandic Yule Lads
The 13 Yule Lads were originally portrayed as being mischievous, or even criminal, pranksters that would steal from, or in other way harass the population (at the time mostly rural farmers). They all had descriptive names that conveyed their modus operandi.

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4.12.2011
Pay it forward
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28.11.2011
Come ride with us in the snow
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26.10.2011
Newborn foal at Íshestar´s riding centre
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20.10.2011
Photo competition at Icelandic horse magazine
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6.10.2011
Íshestar on top 5!
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3.10.2011
Northern Lights
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28.9.2011
We are currently updating our website
We are currently updating our website and working on adding our new tours.
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23.9.2011
Our new 2012 brochure
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22.9.2011
Available seats on Horse Round Up Tour Sept 27 - Oct 3
We still have available seats on our tour IH15 Horse Round Up - Víðidalstungurétt 27 Sept - 3 Oct
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3.9.2011
Adventure women
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24.8.2011
Check our new departures for 2012
We have published our departure for 2012.
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22.8.2011
Íshestar on a popular TV show
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22.8.2011
A live testomonial
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11.8.2011
Yo-yo. Let’s go
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28.7.2011
Congratulation to eco friendly Íshestar
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19.7.2011
Íshestar Special Offer
Looking for a last minute discount? Check out our Special Offers in the right upper corner.
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11.7.2011
Our summer season in action
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29.6.2011
New songbook and DVD
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21.6.2011
Íshestar´s Kjölur group made it to Hveravellir
Although the Kjölur road has not been opened yet for public driving (as you can see on this road map from today) Íshestar´s Kjölur group got a special permission from the authorities and made it to Hveravellir today. 

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20.6.2011
Special Offer IH-4 Diamond Circle
Íshestar offer a special discount, 10% off for last seats on IH-4 Diamond Cirlce Tour on August 13 departure.
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9.6.2011
Special Offer IH-17 Northern Odyssey
Special 10% discount for last seats on our 2011 departure. Contact us for more details.

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31.5.2011
Grímsvötn eruption is over!
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26.5.2011
Volcanic activity in Grímsvötn has decreased rapidly.
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24.5.2011
Grímsvötn volcanic eruption
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22.5.2011
Eruption in Grímsvötn

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19.5.2011
Horses in Icelandic Art
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18.5.2011
Be our friend on Facebook
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13.5.2011
Íshestar guides on preperation class
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27.4.2011
Would you like to be an Icelandic farmer?
Did you dream of living of the land or becoming a farmer at some point in your life? Here is your chance to come to Iceland and live and work with an Icelandic farmer’s family.  Join them in their daily chores and visit some interesting sights of the area.

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19.4.2011
Special Offer
Íshestar offers a special discount for all June departures of IH-5 Snæfellsnes Tour and IH-7 Kjölur Tour.
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12.4.2011
Íshestar in National Geographic
Marín Rún, a 13 years old daughter of Bryndís Einarsdóttir (finance) and Einar Þór Jóhannsson (stable manager), is in the latest issue of National Geographic for kids!

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7.4.2011
Green April
The environmental awareness campaign Green April has been formally launched in Iceland and will last the whole of April. The aim of the campaign is to wake Icelanders up to environmental issues and introduce people to greener goods and services.
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